Originally Posted by scran
when briefed by Bell in 2001 they went to great pains to explain that the Y was not a "new" aircraft/airframe, but rather a Mod to an existing one. They needed to do this to be a Government "embargo" on new types.
So from memory - you had to supply about 3 panels from an older Huey to get a UH1Y................
Is this still the case or have they beat the Government "ban"?
UH-1Y Huey - Utility Helicopter - Naval Technology
In April 2005, the USMC decided that the helicopters will be built as new rather than remanufactured, starting from the third low-rate initial production (LRIP) batch in 2008.
From June 2009:
Bell UH-1Y Joins the USMC
The UH-1Y modernization is part of a comprehensive 'H-1 Upgrades Program' launched by the Marine Corps, replacing the current H-1 fleet with 90 newly built UH-1Ys, 10 remanufactured UH-1Ys and 180 remanufactured AH-1Zs.